Senior Business Analyst-Trade Finance

Company Profile

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end\-to\-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14\.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Position: Senior Business Analyst\-Trade Finance

Experience: 4\-8 years

Category: Software Development/ Business Analysis

Shift: General Shift

Location: Hyderabad/Chennai

Position ID: J0626\-0692

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 4 years of relevant experience.

Graduate degree required (MBA preferred), preferably in Finance, Banking, or related discipline.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to work on CGI’s proprietary Trade Finance platform, Trade360®.

Trade360® is a comprehensive, SaaS\-based global trade finance platform supporting banking trade services across 80\+ countries and 130\+ locations, serving more than 30,000 portal users. The platform enables banks to deliver Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Payables, Receivables, and Cash Management services through a single, integrated system featuring advanced imaging, workflow, reporting, and XML\-based integration architecture.

The ideal candidate will possess strong domain expertise in Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance and experience in banking product implementation environments.

• *Your future duties and responsibilities**

Perform business requirements gathering, analysis, and functional validation.

• Analyze and review functional design documents.
• Prepare BRDs, Functional Specifications, and detailed use cases.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for development teams.
• Provide functional clarifications during development and unit testing phases.
• Define and contribute to test strategy ensuring coverage of stated and implied client requirements.
• Support SIT and UAT cycles including test case preparation, execution support, and defect coordination.
• Participate in client implementations (onsite/offshore) of Trade360®.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders, development, and QA teams to ensure successful delivery.
• *Required qualifications to be successful in this role**

Must\-Have Skills

• 4\-8 years of experience in Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance domains.
• Strong functional exposure to:
• Letters of Credit (Import/Export)
• Bank Guarantees / Standby LCs
• Documentary Collections
• Supply Chain Finance (Payables Finance, Receivables Finance, Distributor Finance)
• Open Account Trade
• Experience in business analysis, functional documentation, and use case writing.
• Experience supporting SIT/UAT phases.
• Strong stakeholder management and client communication skills.

Good\-to\-Have Skills

• Experience working on trade finance platforms or core banking systems.
• Exposure to SaaS\-based solutions.
• Understanding of XML/API\-based integrations.
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance aspects in trade finance.
• *Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.**

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well\-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.